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Every dollar into WV and where it goes — federal spending by place of performance, the state government's own revenue and spending, and the money received by the state's officeholders and candidates.

Federal spending by place of performance · $23,830,560,998 in FY2025 · USAspending

Money into West Virginia — federal spending over time

Federal spending in West Virginia over time
FYWest Virginia
2016$15,826,343,615
2017$17,333,688,354
2018$16,978,321,287
2019$17,982,389,661
2020$23,410,665,506
2021$26,065,197,039
2022$22,359,770,221
2023$22,816,186,221
2024$23,936,806,125
2025$23,830,560,998

State government revenue — where it comes from (2023)

5 sources
  • Federal transfers$7,918,280,00042.3%
  • Taxes$7,631,807,00040.8%
  • Charges & fees$1,756,780,0009.4%
  • Miscellaneous$1,313,158,0007.0%
  • Local transfers$107,016,0000.6%

Revenue by source over time

State revenue by source over time
YrFederal transfersLocal transfersMiscellaneousCharges & feesTaxes
2017$5,023,407,000$86,024,000$1,103,039,000$1,562,643,000$5,092,879,000
2018$4,867,664,000$92,261,000$1,097,579,000$1,593,839,000$5,437,895,000
2019$5,069,456,000$99,015,000$1,041,642,000$1,609,624,000$5,792,317,000
2020$6,613,170,000$109,416,000$1,031,279,000$1,592,258,000$5,434,302,000
2021$6,780,648,000$118,625,000$1,640,734,000$1,607,654,000$6,046,197,000
2022$7,938,538,000$115,668,000$756,562,000$1,730,818,000$7,049,142,000
2023$7,918,280,000$107,016,000$1,313,158,000$1,756,780,000$7,631,807,000

How West Virginia spends — by function (2023)

10 functions
  • Public welfare$6,615,490,00044.9%
  • Education$2,847,411,00019.3%
  • Other$1,880,317,00012.8%
  • Highways$1,754,589,00011.9%
  • Correction$462,256,0003.1%
  • Health$338,376,0002.3%
  • Natural resources$253,802,0001.7%
  • Hospitals$231,932,0001.6%
  • Interest on debt$226,349,0001.5%
  • Police protection$115,590,0000.8%

Allocation by function over time

State spending by function over time
YrEducationOtherInterest on debtNatural resourcesCorrectionPolice protectionHighwaysHealthHospitalsPublic welfare
2017$2,263,005,000$1,303,649,000$206,560,000$232,325,000$301,041,000$81,031,000$1,136,557,000$238,891,000$150,330,000$4,703,268,000
2018$2,125,950,000$1,244,053,000$588,911,000$227,019,000$306,006,000$77,494,000$1,208,518,000$229,768,000$158,504,000$4,576,117,000
2019$2,159,065,000$1,346,186,000$298,251,000$225,871,000$341,114,000$86,401,000$1,440,192,000$216,927,000$161,432,000$4,824,416,000
2020$2,261,625,000$1,464,184,000$322,323,000$230,555,000$373,623,000$94,504,000$1,747,828,000$256,471,000$176,514,000$4,981,986,000
2021$2,298,091,000$1,483,274,000$308,381,000$209,231,000$415,974,000$97,709,000$1,649,708,000$306,777,000$194,329,000$5,439,965,000
2022$2,756,866,000$1,834,003,000$297,227,000$230,894,000$339,510,000$96,395,000$1,638,443,000$438,087,000$97,794,000$6,247,956,000
2023$2,847,411,000$1,880,317,000$226,349,000$253,802,000$462,256,000$115,590,000$1,754,589,000$338,376,000$231,932,000$6,615,490,000

People of West Virginia — money received

Data from FEC

Contributions received per year by role

Contributions received per year by role
xGovernorsRepresentativesSenatorsCandidates
2025$18,086
2026$108,358$93,538
James C. JusticesenatorR$18,086$23,796
Carol D. MillerrepresentativeR$0$98,900
Shelley Moore CapitosenatorR$0$87,828
Riley M. MoorerepresentativeR$0$9,458
Patrick MorriseygovernorR$0$0
Jonathan Derrick EvanscandidateR$0$0
Rachel Lee Fetty AndersoncandidateD$0$0
Jeffrey Vincent KesslercandidateD$0$0
Janet McnultycandidateR$0$0
Rio PhillipscandidateI$0$0
Zachary C ShrewsburycandidateD$0$0
Thomas Edward Ii WilliscandidateR$0$0
Britta AguirrecandidateD$0$0
Jonathan Derrick EvanscandidateR$0$0
Vincent Raymond Mr. GeorgecandidateD$0$0
Larry JacksoncandidateR$0$0
Ahsan ParsicandidateD$0$0
Stephanie TomanacandidateD$0$0
Steven Commander Usn WendelincandidateD$0$0
Carol Devine MillercandidateR$0$0
Riley MoorecandidateR$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitocandidateR$0$0
Totals (22)$18,086$219,983

Money = federal FEC contributions received (per calendar year). Coverage is partial; governors' state-level campaign finance isn't tracked, so their figures reflect any federal candidacies only.

Top areas (counties)

12 counties
  • Kanawha County$2,079,849,42921.2%
  • Berkeley County$1,103,740,82911.3%
  • Monongalia County$1,026,335,58210.5%
  • Cabell County$716,392,1267.3%
  • Jefferson County$704,214,7617.2%
  • Harrison County$698,772,0867.1%
  • Wood County$685,258,8897.0%
  • Raleigh County$682,813,7557.0%
  • Mineral County$631,051,2616.4%
  • Mercer County$543,298,9725.5%
  • Marion County$510,314,3825.2%
  • Putnam County$426,226,4674.3%

By congressional district

Each district links to its U.S. House representative. Multi-district awards are counted in each, so these rank districts but don't sum to the state total.

20 districts

Top federal recipients in West Virginia

10 recipients
  • HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES, WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF$4,695,295,96058.1%
  • WEST VIRGINIA DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES$907,601,62211.2%
  • WVDOT DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS$793,688,6469.8%
  • WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$428,699,1385.3%
  • NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP$391,225,8344.8%
  • WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$316,304,7243.9%
  • LEIDOS, INC.$174,645,7472.2%
  • FORM FACTORY 1, LLC$150,000,0001.9%
  • DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT$125,449,6961.6%
  • MAVERIS LLC$97,980,6641.2%

Federal funding by district

Federal money by place of performance across WV's congressional districts. Click a district for its profile. Data from USAspending.

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